“While the daimonic (your dark emotions and impulses) cannot be said to be evil in itself, it confronts us with … More
Tag: Psychology
Self-Sabotage in Dating: How We Erect the Barriers that Keep Love At Bay
A few years ago, I began a relationship with a girl who seemed interested in dating me, but asked if … More
You’re Both a Success and a Failure: How You Can Begin to Unlearn Self-Blame and Abuse
Life is often viewed as a series of attempts and successes and failures, which we allow to define us throughout … More
The Power of Forgiveness in Stoic Philosophy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The Stoic philosopher, Seneca, wrote: “The spirit ought to be brought up for examination daily… I pass the whole day … More
Facing the Internal Mirror of COVID-19: Why We Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Self-Isolation
Existential dread is defined as: the fear of the groundlessness beneath us. In essence, it’s the fear of freedom, of … More
Bursting the Bubble of Inadequacy: Shifting Our Distorted Beliefs to Love Ourselves
We fear our thoughts more so than reality. The cognitive model of psychotherapy posits that our ideas about ourselves, others, … More
In Defense of Anger and Pride: How Negative Emotions Can Be Healthy
Anger and pride, in most religious traditions, are conceived of as engendering vices, corrosive feelings that cause us to react … More
Everything Happens With A Reason: How We Can Control Our Destinies in Difficult Times
There’s an old Chinese proverb that tells the story of a farmer who’s unfazed by the perpetual turning of his … More
Simple, But Not Easy: Creating Perseverance Through Psychotherapy
In my article, Goodbye Neverland, I wrote that in order to overcame the past, we had to simply choose to … More
We Aren’t Unlovable if We Aren’t Loved
Childhood lays the foundation for self-esteem. Children reach out for comfort and affection when they’re scared, sad, and hurt, needing … More
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